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Square footage of anon-traditional school may be higher or lower than those <br />outlined by the School Collaboration Work Group. Examples of factors <br />considered as non-traditional include community recreational facilities such as a <br />mnasium or smaller schools constructed on smaller than traditional sites. <br />3) Interior Building Space Allocations <br />1` <br />a) Non-Specialized Capacity Generatinu ClassroomslTeachina Stations <br />Elementary - A traditional elementary school contains 25 non-specialized <br />classrooms. As stated earlier in this report, the Work Group recommends that non- <br />specialized classroom sizes for a traditional elementary school be in accordance <br />with State class size requirements as outlined in North Carolina General Statute <br />115C-301 The Statute currently states that kindergarten through third grade <br />classrooms have capacity for 21 students per class with third through fifth grade ; <br />teaching stations having capacity for 26 students per class. Appendix 1 of this ;;;~ <br />report outlines by grade level the capacity and square footage guidelmes fora ~;~ <br />traditional elementary school. ote:from;Ddnna - Wlthahls referenceao'a endlx ' <br />Middle A traditional middle school contains ,21,_,regular. c~assroo <br />individual class size of 26 students plus 6 science classrooms. A <br />pp~endix 2 _sguare:footage_for_regular_traditional_middle school_ <br />plus storage total 1,014 square feet and sclerice classrooms i <br />----- <br />m_ s with a_ n <br />s outlined in '~, <br />classrooms ~1 <br />ncludmg lab , `., <br />Vlllth <fhiS <br />i) High A traditional 1,000-student high school contains ,~4 ,~cademic._ `,, <br />classrooms allowing for a minimum of 20 students per class in grades ,dine <br />through twelve. A traditional 1,500-student high school contains 40 regular ;!; <br />classrooms allowing for 26 students per class in grade nine and 29 students ;,, <br />per class in grades ten through twelve. ~;; <br />i; <br />Square footage for~raditional academic high school classrooms_allows for in-, <br />room student use computers and ranges from 850 to 950 square feet per i, ;+ <br />classroom and square footage for science classrooms, including lab storage ~; ,r <br />space, range from 1,200 to 1,500 square feet. <br />Appendix 3 of this report outlines capacity and square footage guidelines fora `, <br />traditional 1 000 student high school and Appendlx 4 provides similar information for <br />a traditional 1 500 student high school Note from Donna ~ With this .reference to <br />alpt=ridc 3~and 4 suuaest~remouina.thechar ~___________________________________________________~_., ~~, <br />b) Specialized Classrooms <br />Specific functions of each specialized classroom determine the total square <br />footage needed for each. The narratives below provide overviews of the function <br />Formatted <br />Deleted:: ¶ - <br />Type of Nonspecialized <br />Classroom <br />Kindergarten (21 students <br />er class <br />Grades 1 through 3 <br />(includes 4 per grade level <br />plus one "swing" room) (21 <br />students er class <br />Grades 4 through 5 (26 <br />students er class <br />Total Classrooms <br />Additional C <br />Smal l <br />Total Classroom <br />Deleted: z2 _ <br />Deleted: the chart below <br />Deleted: ¶ <br />Type of Nonspecialized <br />Classroom <br /> Re ular Classrooms <br /> Science Classrooms <br /> Total Classrooms <br /> <br />Total Classroom <br />'';;,~lebed: 22 <br />Deleted: regular <br />Deleted: nine through <br />Deleted: regular <br />Deleted: ¶ l ... Cl_1J~ <br />7 <br />